Hundreds of Kansans to Converge on Capitol to Defend State

Working Kansas Alliance, AFT Kansas Organize Rally to be Held on Feb. 23 at Capitol Building.

The Governor and legislative leaders need to know that what they’re doing will not happen in some back room where nobody notices. The people of Kansas will know exactly who is destroying our quality of life.

Topeka, KS (PRWEB) February 20, 2013

Rally with Public Speakers • This Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2pm • State Capitol in Topeka, South Steps

Nurses, teachers, clergy, elected leaders and others will rally at the State Capitol this Saturday to push back against an increasingly extreme legislative agenda. Kansans from a variety of backgrounds, political parties and professional backgrounds will be in attendance and among the featured speakers.

“The Governor and legislative leaders need to know that what they’re doing will not happen in some back room where nobody notices,” explained AFT Kansas President Lisa Ochs. “The people of Kansas will know exactly who is destroying our quality of life in our state and our future.”

Divisive, extremist bills being threatened by some legislators are known as "model legislation" from the corporate lobby ALEC—essentially a one-size-fits-all legislative template the group has introduced in a number of states.

“They’re threatening Kansas with bills that have nothing to do with our state,” Ochs continued. “They’re the same ones, written by the same corporate lobbyists, we’ve seen submitted in one state after another across the nation.”

“Governor Brownback cannot claim to care about our state’s future while dismantling it," added Randy Mousley, President of the United Teachers of Wichita. "As a science teacher, I can tell you that slashing education and then expecting our kids to compete in a global, knowledge based economy is shortsighted and self-defeating in the extreme.”